Techno eJay

by Turtle Beach

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00003OPED
• Item model number: 2027489
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 23, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,792 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #19 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Music Creation & Sequencing
  • #29 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Sound Editing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Techno/electronica revolution in club music has taken the world by storm. Now you can participate as a creator in this new genre of musical and cultural expression. You don't need any special equipment to make awesome-sounding mixes with Techno eJay. All you need is a computer, a pair of speakers or headphones, and your creativity--eJay does the rest!

You can create songs in styles spanning Techno, Drum 'n Bass, Trance, and even Acid Jazz with more ease than you ever thought possible. And with more than 3,000 professionally recorded samples to choose from and 16 tracks per song, the possibilities are almost limitless.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For creative techno lovers, August 7, 2000

By 

Heather (Boulder, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Techno eJay (CD-ROM)

I went to CompUSA intending to buy the MTV music generator because I wanted to get started in writing my own techno music and I needed something inexpensive. Well, needless to say, I didn't buy it. I came out of the store with Techno Ejay and I have never regretted the $40 I paid for it! This is an awesome, easy to use program that has many worthy features. I was skeptical about just how good my music could be using a software program - but it was easy to use and very fun to play with. I can write a great sounding song in under 2 hours and then, export it as a wav file and burn my own album! Awesome! And the best part is, if you get tired of the massive 3,000 sound collection, you can import your own wav files! I recommend this product to anyone who wants to be a techno music composer, but can't afford expensive mixing equipment and synthesizers. I recommend buying Data Becker's 10,000 sound clips if you want more wav files to use with Techno Ejay.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good product for the beginner, February 12, 2002

By 

Jason Stephens (Eau Claire, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Techno eJay (CD-ROM)

This is a simple and easy to use sequencer program, which makes it good for beginners and others who are unfamiliar with electronic dance music and or EDM creation software. That said, I would never recomend this product to anyone who is serious about making music and/or wants do to it professionally (or live). First strike: It uses proprietary ".pxd" files and doesn't import wav files. Cookie cutter dance music is what makes otherwise open minded people hate all electronica. Avoid anything that doesn't work with standard digital media files. (like .wav) Second strike: You can't manipulate their sound files in any meaningful way, mostly just sequence (arrange loops into song patterns). Third strike: it retails, {price] as of this writing. For the same money or a little more you can get software that's a lot more versatile and professional from vendors like Sonic Foundry.

Bottom line, The eJay software is a toy. It's a doinky-simple-casio-keyboard-from-radio-shack of the software world, which there are a lot of. Good for kids or someone for whom it's an amusement, not for someone intent on making serious electronic dance music. (or any other genre for that matter)

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hear the bass bump out of the box!, January 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Techno eJay (CD-ROM)

I've only had this software for one day, but already I have created some booming techno beats. There is no end to the combinations of sounds and beats that you can create. It's so easy to use and so fun to do, you'll be instantly hooked. Last night my roomate thought there was a rave going on in my bedroom. Almost.